By Emma Briones Rating: A If there’s a range of whiskies that have fascinated me, it must be The Macallan Edition range, a series of limited-edition whiskies chosen to represent the distillery pillars. The collection has come to an end, with the last chapter: The Macallan Edition Nº 6. Each whisky of this range was developed to represent one of ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B Barrell Craft Spirits is best known for their Barrell Bourbon series and its various spin-offs, a series now pushing at 30 individual batches. The character of those releases is handsomely sourced and blended, then bottled uncut and offered at a price on par with Booker’s. However, each batch has been its own unique limited edition; ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B A question confronting anyone eyeing a bottle of whiskey from a small distiller is whether it was made in-house or sourced. That question has only become trickier in recent years, because for some outfits the answer could be “both.” New Basin Distilling in Oregon is an example. While their Strong 3 Year Old Light Whiskey ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B- Although it’s not well-known to the public at large, I’m a fight fan and amateur boxer, and I’ve been studying the Sweet Science for three decades now. So, when someone asks me if I want to try a bourbon named “Puncher’s Chance,” my answer is to smile and say “of course!” In my book, this ...

By Douglas Fraser Rating: A- This past autumn, Jack Daniel’s Distillery announced the sixth and seventh whiskeys in its experimental Tennessee Tasters’ Selection series: Jamaican Allspice and 14E19 “Twin” Blend. The series is done in 375 ml “pocket” bottles, and for this pair the release is limited to 24,000 bottles. Here I’ll tackle the “Twin” Blend. Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Tasters’ ...